Questions from Management Science

Q: Most of us have to work for a living, and a

Most of us have to work for a living, and a job is a central part of our lives. So why do managers have to worry so much about employee motivation issues?

Q: What challenges do managers face in motivating today’s workforce?

What challenges do managers face in motivating today’s workforce?

Q: What is motivation? Explain the three key elements of motivation.

What is motivation? Explain the three key elements of motivation.

Q: Contrast lower-order and higher-order needs in Maslow’s needs

Contrast lower-order and higher-order needs in Maslow’s needs hierarchy.

Q: What role would money play in (a) the hierarchy of

What role would money play in (a) the hierarchy of needs theory, (b) two-factor theory, (c) equity theory, (d) expectancy theory, and (e) motivating employees with a high nAch?

Q: What are some of the possible consequences of employees perceiving an inequity

What are some of the possible consequences of employees perceiving an inequity between their inputs and outcomes and those of others?

Q: What are some advantages of using pay-for-performance programs

What are some advantages of using pay-for-performance programs to motivate employee performance? Are there drawbacks? Explain.

Q: Many job design experts who have studied the changing nature of work

Many job design experts who have studied the changing nature of work say that people do their best work when they’re motivated by a sense of purpose rather than by the pursuit of money. Do you agree?...

Q: Controlling employee performance is a vitally important responsibility of managers. After

Controlling employee performance is a vitally important responsibility of managers. After all, it’s your employees who are working to accomplish established goals, and you want to see that those goals...

Q: As a manager, what will you need to know about goal

As a manager, what will you need to know about goal-setting theory as a motivation tool?